Affordable Tickets

Tickets to the opera don’t have to cost a fortune. All kinds of people from all walks of life come to the opera, and we’d love to see you there, too! We’re here to show you how to get cheaper opera tickets (hint: affordable tickets don’t always leave you in the cheap seats). You can also check our seating reserve maps and theatre plans.

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Sydney & Melbourne

Student Rush

Are you a full-time student? Bam! With appropriate ID, you can buy a $47* ticket from the Arts Centre Melbourne or Sydney Opera House box office from 9:00am on the day of selected performances.

If tickets are available, you’ll be offered the best available seats — that might mean the best in the house, or could mean restricted view.

* At the Sydney Opera House box office, a transaction fee applies.

Sydney & Melbourne

Loge Seats & Cheaper Reserves

Look out for cheaper seats on the 'select you own seat' map on our website. The loges (on the sides of the circle, at Sydney Opera House only) include some seats priced at $47* and $78*. Depending on the set design, these seats can have decent sight lines, or a restricted view of what's happening on stage.

The back of the circle in the Joan Sutherland Theatre at Sydney Opera House and balcony and boxes in the State Theatre at Arts Centre Melbourne also offer cheaper tickets.

* A transaction fee of $8.50 applies for bookings online at opera.org.au.

Sydney & Melbourne

Group tickets

Organise for a group of eight or more people to attend the same performance of an opera and save 15% per ticket, or book a group of 12 or more to attend West Side Story on Sydney Harbour to qualify for our special group prices. Bookings of 20 or more for operas attract a further 5% discount off each ticket (no other discounts apply, conditions apply).

You can book now, and pay later. Final confirmation and payment is due six weeks before your chosen performance.

Sydney & Melbourne

Concession tickets

Concession pricing is available for most performances (excluding Saturday evenings) for full Australian pensioners, full-time Australian students and children aged 16 years and under in both Sydney and Melbourne.

Remember to bring along your I.D. to the box office — proof of eligibility will be required for collection. See our terms and conditions for more information.

Melbourne

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Arts Centre Melbourne offers $30 tickets to many evening performances. They announce eligible shows at 5pm each day on their website. Tickets are available from 6pm at the Arts Centre Melbourne box office.